[Healeys] AHCUSA Letter

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Tue Jun 23 23:20:48 MDT 2020


It (appears) legit; it's basically a 'state of the club' message, with 
some forward-looking thoughts. The MSWord version I have, a few years 
old, opens in 'protected mode;' which, presumably, offers, some uh, 
'protection.'

ps. We're not paranoid, Len, they really are out to get us.

bs

On 6/23/2020 9:02 PM, Len and/or Marge Hartnett wrote:
>
> Bob:  I would not touch that with a 20 foot Social Distancing pole.
>
> I do not know what computer access you use, but if I put my cursor on 
> that link, an address shows up on the lower left corner of my computer 
> screen. If it did not give any indication that it came from or is 
> going to Dudley or the Austin Healey Club USA, I would say "SPAM or 
> PHISHING".
>
> Best bet is to call him or, as you have done, seek a 'go around' 
> method of finding out.  And change your e-mail password.
>
> Along the same lines, I received a suspicious e-mail. the other day 
> similar to one I received several years ago.  The From address looked 
> correct, from someone we know, but I was suspicious.  I telephoned him 
> and he advised that his Contact List had been hacked and the message 
> had not been sent by him. If I had responded with a "Reply" as 
> requested, the bad quy would have received my response, not my friend.
>
> Be careful out there!
>
> (The Other) Len
> Fairfield, CA, USA
> 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:36 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] AHCUSA Letter
>
>
>> I got an email (apparently) from Dudley Haines with an MSWord 
>> attachment. Anybody know if this is legit, or is it phishing/spam 
>> (getting a lot lately, I must have created a dozen filters today alone).
>>
>> The message was:
>>
>> "Please open the attached file.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Dudley Haines
>> Vice President
>> Austin Healey Club USA"
>>
>> Bob



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